General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
White
Other: Violet-blue; "flowers" are colored floral bracts.
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Culinary Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Salvia
  • Annual Clary Sage
  • Clary Sage
  • Painted Sage
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salvia viridis
  • Synonym: Salvia horminum

Salvia (Salvia viridis) was a featured
Plant of the Day for August 22, 2017.
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Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-06-10
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland UK
Date: 2013-09-20
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland UK
Date: 2013-09-20
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-19
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-09-01
Photo by robertduval14

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-08

Date: Jul 27, 2008 1:21 PM
Location: On a garden tour
Date: Jul 27, 2008 1:21 PM
Location: On a garden tour
Date: Jul 27, 2008 1:21 PM
Location: Elizabeth Colorado
Date: 2013-08-19
This was wintersown, planted as seedling in June 2013.  Is now 16

photo credit: Zeynel Cebeci

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2016-01-05
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-06-19
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-06-10
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 25, 2013 4:20 PM concerning plant:
    "Salvia viridis (Annual Clary, Orval) is an annual plant native to an area extending from the Mediterranean to the Crimea and into Iran. It was known as Salvia horminum for many years, since Carl Linnaeus described S. viridis and S. horminum as separate species in 1753. Some modern botanist still believe that they are two separate species. viridis, from the Greek, refers to the color green, with implications of youth and vigor. horminum is Greek for sage.

    Salvia viridis quickly grows to 1 to 2 feet tall and 1 foot wide, with a flowering period of over a month. Colorful bracts almost hide the tiny two-lipped flowers, which are cream-colored, with the upper lip tinged with purple or rose, reflecting the bract color. The flowers last well as cut flowers or dried flowers. The plant prefers friable soil, good drainage, moderate water, and three-quarters to a full day of sunlight. Seed can be sown in late March in a greenhouse or directly into the border after the last frost.

    In A Modern Herbal, M. Grieve and C. F. Lyel write that the seeds and leaves of Salvia viridis used to be added to fermenting vats to "greatly increase the inebriating quality of the liquor". An infusion of the leaves was used for sore gums, and powdered leaves for snuff. It was also reported to be a good honey-producing plant."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 16, 2012 8:36 AM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant.
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